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Name
Scientific name
Laetacara araguaiae
Described by
Authority Ottoni & Costa, Year 2009
Family
Cichlidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 8 credited
Summary
Laetacara araguaiae is a small cichlid from the rio Araguaia basin in central Brazil. Known in the hobby as L. sp. 'Buckelkopf' before it w…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
35mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 24–26°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Araguaia, Paraná, Verde (Brazil)
Writing
Etymology
Laetacara: from the Latin laetus, meaning 'happy', and acará, a vernacular term used for cichlids in certain parts of South America, in reference to patterning…
Distribution
Known from the rio Araguaia basin in central Brazil. Aquarium literature also gives the rios Tapajós and Xingu, but FishBase and Ota et al. (2018) list only th…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Not written yet
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Biparental substrate-spawner.
Notes
This species was known as L. sp. 'Buckelkopf' in the aquarium hobby prior to publication of its official description. The genus Laetacara currently contains se…
References
References
5 on this profile